Q: I am sachin ,purchase iPad mini but I have problem with apple Id .because I don't have credit card for payment .i have debit card ... I am sachin ,purchase iPad mini but I have problem with apple Id .because I don't have credit card for payment .i have debit card so pl help me more
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Mar 7, 2013 9:09 AM in response to Sacchaby King_Penguin,As far as I know debit cards aren't accepted as a valid payment method. There are instructions on this page for how to create an account without giving a credit card number : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
Depending upon what country that you in you might be able to buy iTunes gift cards from Apple or other stores (supermarkets, electronics stores etc) and use those to buy items - but they aren't available in all countries, and they are country-specific (they can only be used in their country of issue
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Mar 7, 2013 9:30 AM in response to Sacchaby paulcb,You should be able to use a debit card (MC or Visa)... they are used and accepted anywhere just like a credit card. I use a debit card on my iTunes account and have been for several years.
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Mar 7, 2013 9:49 AM in response to paulcbby King_Penguin,These two pages (both updated in December) only mention credit cards, not debit cards :
How to set up an account : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2731
How purchase are billed : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5582
Whether they should be mentioned, or whether it means that they can't be used on new accounts, I don't know